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1. Yes, Ubuntu probably the best one for a beginner.
   
2. To be honest, trying to get Windows games going under Linux is a massive PITA. I would suggest you use VirtualBox and install XP into that, or dual boot.
   
3. Yes, Ubuntu will be fine with that but running both Ubuntu and XP at the same time (which VirtualBox does) might be pushing it.
   

Folkestone.

Do you want insurance for theft or liability?

I have the successor of the G1 (marketed as HTC Magic in the UK and, I think, G2 in the US). I really like the GPS features. You can draw your route on bikely, gmap-pedometer or Google Maps itself. Then you need to import them into your Google Maps and they will be automatically downloaded to your phone and shows you where you are in relation to the route.

It does eat your battery though, if you leave the GPS app open all the time. You can send it to sleep in between junctions and that conserves battery power enormously. If you do that you can get a good days worth of navigation out of it.

I used it on holiday in Switzerland and didn't want to shell out for data roaming and hence found an app that pre-loads and saves your maps, which saved me a fortune.

I will be about for a spot of TT.

Well, Windows 7 is sure taking its time to connect to any websites. No idea why. Very slow DNS resolving and then bam page loads. Various stuff has bombed out so far but no biggie just click Continue and it continues.. nice. The network is sitting there "Identifying" for ages whatever that means.. I've not used Vista much so it could be anything.

That has to be one of the most obvious weaknesses of Vista. Why is it so difficult to connect to a wireless network? I mean, Windows engineers aren't stupid, but their connection management has to go down as the most retarded piece of UI ever conceived.

Not quite as good as Jacqui's but getting there..

and this is after flint went through my (albeit already cut to shit) Hutchison on the front last night and not bothering to change it because I'll ride the Condor and then finding the Condor rear flat. FFS

Autofocus fail.

By the way, are these guys sweaty or do they put baby oil on their legs?

Well, Vista was the better advertising than anything Apple could've come up with. Still the only people for who switching to anything other than MS is an option is consumers, not businesses.

David Thorne sounds like a wanker.

Noticed this at the bottom of my msn conversation box earlier... REALLY?!

Ha, "affordable hydration"? Do we have to get a mortgage for water soon.

I can recommend Ubuntu for desktops too. Laptop support (hibernating, advanced power saving) is still a little flaky - although I'm spoiled because that's where MacBooks are really good.

Lew Redd, is right, I never liked any of the music players in GNOME or KDE but but you could try out Songbird as a media player. It's like Firefox for music and runs natively on Linux.

clipless pedals were around in the 70s though, no?

Dunno, but Wikipedia says that clipless pedals gained acceptance after Hinault won the TdF on them in 85 - but that's for road racing obviously. Maybe a trackie can enlighten us.

i was going to post that keirin racers probably used clipless pedals, but then thought i'd check out some photos. weirdly, they don't! anyone know why?

Doesn't all the equipment have to conform to some rules drawn up in the seventies? I think that's the reason they have no deep section wheels or aerodynamic frames.

justin.tv feed's gone :(

Just saw that.

Is there any other stream that works on a Mac? I don't mind paying.

Well, after a few days I feel much better. It's like taking a weight off my shoulders. I really pushed myself hard in the gym yesterday and even raced some cars on the way home. In the last few weeks I could hardy exercise anymore.

I know it's corny, but this thread has help me through it when I was wavering. Thanks!

And shame that experts exchange don't use this url anymore: www.expertsexchange.com

I dislike stack overflow. I think they've got it wrong. You lose control of your content too easily and are heavily constrained as to what you can and cannot ask. They also lack a time dimension.

Sure it's a considerable improvement over experts exchange, but that doesn't say much.

What you're asking is for a way to force people to stay on-topic and not have tangents within the discussions, can you even conceive that working here?

True, but I find it is like a constantly updating FAQ. The clearest, best written answer with the most relevant sources is always voted to the top rather than it appearing on page 2. Sometimes there is one best answer to the question asked.

David, on another note, does the all-new VBulletin have a plugin for a question and answer threads? Ie, someone doesn't really want to discuss, just get an answer, people give answers which can be voted up and down, and the asker can then accept one answer. I think this works great over at http://stackoverflow.com/.

Although I said upthread, that it doesn't really matter what rim you get, I have found during the last few sessions that rims with a at least a little bit of a deep section are easier to get right the first time round.
Have a look at Mavic CXP22 or CXP33, Rigida DP18 or if you're feeling flush Velocity Deep Vs.

The thing is I'm moving house and I can't really host the thing again in my new flat. If you guys do the organising this time I'm happy to spare an evening or Saturday afternoon. I'm can cycle anywhere in, say, Zone 1 and 2 (ish). The best time would be after the 20th of this month.

Be warned: Organising people on this forum is like herding cats.

To precisely tell the diameter you need this:

You may get away with using verniers though.

You need to know what hubs you are using if you want to work out chainline. Buy hub first then the BB.

you get the yellow jersey if you have the lowest cumulative time of all the stages completed; so Cav won two stages but the time he has taken to cover all the stages is greater than that of the guy in yellow.

Yellow is explained already. The green one is worn by the best sprinter. How do you find out who is the best sprinter? Well, winning a flat stage will give you lots of points in the sprinter table. And there are often little sprints in between where you can get some extra points, too.

The is also the polka dot jersey for the best climber - if you're first up the hill you'll get points there.

I like these Wald baskets: http://www.waldsports.com/index.cfm/wald157basket.html